Path to the Hall of Fame (v3)

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1. C Dermek Daniel (#2 class rank, #1 C rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A; REB: A, DEF: A, BLK: A, INS: A
2. SG Travis Reed (#9 class rank, #1 SG rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A, PAS: A, REB: A, DEF: A, BLK: A
3. PF Andre Eschmeyer (#11 class rank, #3 PF rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A; REB: A, DEF: A, STL: A, INS: A
4. JuCo SF Chris Simmons (#40 class rank, #8 SF rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A, PAS: A, DEF: A
5. SF Brent Nicol (#121 class rank, #31 SF rank)
   
   • OVR: B, ATH: A

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1. C Dermek Daniel (#2 class rank, #1 C rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A; REB: A, DEF: A, BLK: A, INS: A
2. SG Travis Reed (#9 class rank, #1 SG rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A, PAS: A, REB: A, DEF: A, BLK: A
3. PF Andre Eschmeyer (#11 class rank, #3 PF rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A; REB: A, DEF: A, STL: A, INS: A
4. JuCo SF Chris Simmons (#40 class rank, #8 SF rank)
   
   • OVR: A, SCR: A, PAS: A, DEF: A
5. SF Brent Nicol (#121 class rank, #31 SF rank)
   
   • OVR: B, ATH: A

We're the #2 Top Recruiting Class (behind Georgia Tech). Arizona is #3, Stanford #7, and Oregon #11. Exciting season for the Pac 12.

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1. SF Anthony Gray
   
   • GPA: 3.8
   • JuCo recruit
   • 63 GP (63 GS), 28.0 mpg, 13.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.0 spg, 41% FG, 74% FT, 37% 3PT (94 3PMs), 3 double doubles
   • Post Season: 6 GP, 13.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.2 bpg, 35% FG, 78% FT, 53% 3PT (8 3PMs)
   • Awards
     
     • Pac 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
     • Pac 12 All-Conference 1st Team (2001, 2002)
     • Player of the Game: 13
   
   

SF Anthony Gray was selected #36 in the 2002 Pro Draft

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Starting Lineup

• 1: So PG Jacob Hawkins, 6-0, 3.5/5.0
• 2: Fr SG Travis Reed, 6-2, 3.5/5.0
• 3: Jr SF Chris Simmons, 6-7, 4.5/4.5 (*)
• 4: Fr PF Andre Eschmeyer, 6-7, 5.0/5.0 (*)
• 5: Fr C Dermek Daniel, 6-9, 5.0/5.0 (*)

Bench

• 5/4: Jr C Troy Jones, 6-10, 4.0/5.0 (*)
• 3/2: So SF Abdul Pebbles, 6-7, 4.0/4.5 (*)
• 2/1: So SG Steve Bradford, 6-4, 2.5/5.0
• 4/5: So PF Jason White, 6-11, 3.0/4.0
• 1/2: Jr PG Sam Beck, 6-4, 1.0/4.0
• 5/4: Sr C James Wallace, 6-9, 2.5/4.0
• 3/2: Fr SF Brent Nicol, 6-6, 1.0/1.0
• 5/4: Jr C Ben Porter, 6-10, 1.0/4.0

Walk-ons

• 1/2: Jr PG Jared Miller, 6-1
• 2/3: Sr SG Grant Larson, 6-4

(*) Norton candidates

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Nov 14, 2002: (12) Houston (0-0) vs (5) #2 UCLA (0-0)

For this season, we'll shift our offensive focus to favor inside, in order to take advantage of our strength up front. And indeed, we took advantage of our size, as the 4/5 rotation trio of C Dermek Daniel, PF Andre Eschmeyer, and C Troy Jones combined for 32 of our 37 pts. Daniel is living up to his hype so far, already with a double double in the 1st half, 15 pts, 13 rebs. Halftime, Up 37-20.

HOU never broke our double digit lead in the entire 2nd half. A combined total of 49 fouls were called, so both teams had to spend a lot of time in the line of today. But story of the day belongs to C Dermek Daniel, who had an explosive debut.


Final Score: Houston - 51, UCLA - 73


Box Scores
[INDENT]Daniel 28, 21, 0, 4 blks (*) (D)
Jones 17, 5, 0, 2 blks
Simmons 8, 2, 2 (D)
Eschmeyer 6, 6, 1 2 blks (D)
Reed 6, 3, 0, 2 stls (D)
Bradford 6, 1, 4, 2 stls
White 2, 1, 0
Hawkins 0, 2, 3, 2 stls
Pebbles 0, 1, 3
Beck 0, 0, 0
(D) - debut game
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 43-34%
REB: +15 (+7 off)
TO: -3
Pts in paint: +22
2nd chance: +15 (15-0)
Fast break: +2
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Nov 16, 2002: (5) #2 UCLA (1-0) vs (4) #9 Duke (1-0)

Similar to the 1st game, we have not shot well from the outside. Turnovers (8) remain a problem for this freshman-laden team, but hopefully that will improve as the season goes along. We played good enough defense to maintain a lead at the break; DUKE shooting only 38% FG and committing 12 turn overs. Halftime, Up 33-30. Our starting PG, SG, and SF were all scoreless.

Forcing more turn overs, plus feasting on the offensive glass, were enough to give us a 10-0 run to start the 2nd half. DUKE already with 17 turn overs so far. Up 43-30, 16:05. If this was last season, our poor shooting performance in the past 2 games might have put us in an 0-2 record. But the team's commitment on defense and rebounding has given us another comfortable win. C Dermek Daniel had another monster game, and the scary things is, he still has plenty of room for improvement.


Final Score: UCLA - 73, Duke - 49


Box Scores
[INDENT]Daniel 38, 16, 1 (*)
Eschmeyer 9, 10, 2, 2 stls
Jones 8, 4, 3, 2 stls
Hawkins 6, 0, 3
Bradford 4, 4, 2, 5 tos
Simmons 4, 0, 2, 4 stls
Pebbles 2, 2, 0, 2 stls
White 2, 1, 0
Beck 0, 0, 3
Reed 0, 0, 1, 2 stls
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 42-32%
REB: +10 (+9 off)
TO: -12 (15-27)
Pts in paint: +38
2nd chance: +9
Fast break: +10 (14-4)
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Nov 18, 2002: (5) #2 UCLA (2-0) vs (1) #4 Georgia (2-0)

Went down early, 10-20, as our perimeter players having all sorts of trouble handling the ball. Our big men leading the way again, to put us back into the game. But our turn overs (10) continued to haunt us, and we were trailing GA the entire 1st half. Halftime, Down 28-29.

It's our turn to force GA into some turn overs. Our continuous pounding inside the paint netted us several pts from the FT line, helping us build a 9 pt lead. Up 43-34, 12:00. C Dermek Daniel starting to dominate the offensive glass, giving him his usual double double. GA still not out of this game though, as they are shooting well from the outside, 6-11 3PT so far. Up 57-46, 7:39. GA never got to trim our lead below 9 pts the rest of the game. GA's front court simply can't match with our big men.


Final Score: UCLA - 75, Georgia - 59


Box Scores
[INDENT]Daniel 23, 14, 2, 5 blks (*)
Jones 14, 7, 0, 2 blks
Eschmeyer 13, 5, 0
Hawkins 10, 1, 3, 3 stls
Reed 5, 3, 0, 2 blks
Simmons 4, 2, 4, 4 tos
Pebbles 4, 1, 2
Bradford 2, 0, 0
Beck 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 43-36%
REB: +4 (+6 off)
TO: -6 (13-19)
Pts in paint: +24
2nd chance: +12 (14-2)
Fast break: -1
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Nov 20, 2002: (3) #6 Iowa (3-0) vs (5) #2 UCLA (3-0)

Score was 24-1 before IOWA scored their 1st FG. A blow out right from the start. C Dermek Daniel had a relatively "quiet" 1st half with 11 pts, but our outside shooting finally showing up for the 1st time this season. SG Travis Reed providing a glimpse of what he can bring to this team with 15 pts, 3-3 3PT. We had 11 blocks in the 1st half! Halftime, Up 47-26.

IOWA cut our lead to as low as 14, but they had another offensive slump in the latter part of the 2nd half. We ended up with 16 blocks. We're still playing up tempo offense, and if we can hit our outside shots, we can still pile up the points like what we have done the past 2 seasons.


Final Score: Iowa - 66, UCLA - 90


Box Scores
[INDENT]Daniel 27, 11, 1, 7 blks (*)
Eschmeyer 20, 10, 0
Reed 16, 4, 2, 2 blks
Jones 14, 9, 0, 2 blks
White 6, 3, 0
Pebbles 5, 2, 1
Bradford 2, 1, 2, 4 tos
Hawkins 0, 2, 8
Beck 0, 1, 6
Simmons 0, 1, 2, 2 stls, 3 blks
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 54-37%
REB: +15 (+7 off)
TO: -2
Pts in paint: +40
2nd chance: +13 (23-10)
Fast break: +11 (22-11)
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Nov 22, 2002: #3 LSU (5-0) @ #2 UCLA (4-0)

First home game of the season, and we didn't disappoint our fans right from the opening buzzer. We started 13-1; and then it was 27-6. C Dermek Daniel already in double figures in less than 7 minutes. We were harassing LSU, forcing them to commit 14 turn overs, and we were running on the break. Halftime, Up 47-22.

No we didn't shot the lights out, but overall, this was the best game we've played this season so far. Offensively, we had balanced scoring; and the defense was consistent the entire game.


Final Score: LSU - 44, UCLA - 78


Box Scores
[INDENT]Daniel 24, 13, 1 (*)
Reed 15, 3, 3
Jones 14, 7, 3, 2 blks
Eschmeyer 11, 6, 1
Pebbles 9, 2, 1
Hawkins 5, 1, 10, 2 stls
Simmons 0, 1, 2, 2 stls
Beck 0, 1, 1
Bradford 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 53-31%
REB: +5
TO: -12 (13-25)
Pts in paint: +36
2nd chance: +2
Fast break: +5
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Nov 25, 2002: #10 Southern Illinois (3-1) @ #2 UCLA (5-0)

Cold outside shooting, and our offense slowed down against SILL's 2-3 zone. Still, we played good defense by forcing SILL to commit 14 turn overs which is why we're in the lead. Halftime, Up 27-19.

We'll go with a more balanced offense in the 2nd half. SILL stayed around within 13 pts of our lead the 1st 10 mins of the 2nd half, but they never really threatened to rally because of their low FG%. Our lead still increased later on, despite the relatively slower pace of today's game.


Final Score: Southern Illinois - 44, UCLA - 66


Box Scores
[INDENT]Eschmeyer 24, 5, 0, 2 stls
Daniel 18, 9, 4, 4 stls, 2 blks (*)
Simmons 10, 6, 1
Reed 8, 2, 1, 4 stls
Jones 6, 3, 0, 3 stls
Hawkins 0, 1, 4, fouled out
Bradford 0, 1, 1
Beck 0, 0, 3
Pebbles 0, 0, 0
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Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 46-29%
REB: -6
TO: -15 (10-25)
Pts in paint: +32
2nd chance: +6
Fast break: +26 (28-2)
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